Category Archives: System and Policy Issues

TER #220 – Concept Based Curriculum with Karen Yager – 11 May 2023

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Main Feature: Karen Yager discusses teaching using concept based curriculum.

Regular Features: Kolber’s Corner – Steven reflects on why we don’t often promote teachers or teaching to the public; Ideology in Education, Tom Mahoney explores the ideooogy underpinning teacher workloads; Education in the News, Cameron discusses the recent federal budget, and the Price Waterhouse Coopers crisis as it may apply to education.

00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
04:22 Kolber’s Corner
12:19 Ideology in Education
23:09 Education in the News
42:32 Feature Introduction
45:50 Interview – Karen Yager
01:12:21 Sign Off

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TER #219 – Choice and Fairness in Australian Schools with Chris Bonnor and Tom Greenwell – 27 April 2023

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Main Feature: Ellen Koshland of the Australian Learning Lecture, and authors Chris Bonnor and Tom Greenwell discuss the recent report Choice and Fairness: a common framework for all Australian schools, which outlines a proposed model for funding Australkian schools that addresses the issues of equity and segregation that are identified as rivers of educational decline.

Regular Features: Kolber’s Corner, Steven Kolber invites teachers to consider their cultural backgroud and concepts of normalcy; Ideology in Education, Tom Mahoney considers the ideological foundation of the practices of standardisation in eucation.

Links:
– Support TER Podcast at www.Patreon.com/TERPodcast
– Steven Kolber on Twitter
– Tom Mahoney on Twitter
– The issue of increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms
– Choice and Fairness: A Common Framework for all Australian schools

0:00 Opening Credits
1:31 – Intro
9:44 – Kolber’s Corner
18:28 – Ideology in Education
30:17 – Feature Introduction
33:38 – Interview – Ellen Koshland
39:49 – Interview – Tom Greenwell & Chris Bonnor
1:21:13 – Patron Shout Outs and Close

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TER #216 – Student Motivation for Learning Language with Olivier Elzingre – 15 March 2023

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Timecodes:
00:00 – Opening Credits
01:31 – Intro
06:11 – Kolber’s Corner
13:06 – Ideology in Education
01:16:54 – Feature Introduction
01:19:00 – Interview – Olivier Elzingre
02:11:30 – Patron Shout Outs

TER #215 – Decolonising the Curriculum with Al Fricker – 16 Feb 2023

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Main Feature: Steven Kolber talks to Al Fricker about Decolonising the Curriculum and using First Nations pedagogies for all students.

Regular Features: Ideology in Education, Tom Mahoney considers how education identifies what it values; Education in the News, Cameron discusses recent changes to NAPLAN.

Timecodes:
00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
05:52 Ideology in Education
12:35 Education in the News – NAPLAN
21:02 Feature Introduction
23:29 Interview – Al Fricker
01:31:11 Announcements

Links:
– Steven Kolber on Twitter
– Tom Mahoney on Twitter
– Al Fricker’s Profile
– “The Renters” documentary series, email: hello@wedgetailpictures.com

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TER #209 – Sublimes and Edu Policy with Pat Norman – 9 Nov 2022

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Main Feature: Pat Norman discusses his Sublimes Analysis of the Gonski 2 policy, and explains the sublimes analysis approach to understanding ed policy.

Regular Features: Kolber’s Corner. Stephen discusses the separation of digital personal and professional lives; Ideology in Education, Tom Mahoney considers ways teachers can question the ideologies at work in ed policy; Education in the News, Fiona Longmuir provides insight and response to the federal government’s draft workforcfe strategy.

Timecodes:
00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
05:02 Kolber’s Corner
11:28 Ideology In Education
22:22 Education in the News
44:23 Feature Intro
45:36 Interview – Pat Norman
01:22:37 Patreon Shoutouts & Close

Links:
– Steven Kolber on Twitter
– Tom Mahoney on Twitter
– Fiona Longmuir: Jason Clare has a draft plan to fix the teacher shortage. What needs to stay and what should change?
– Pat Norman: Technology and aesthetics in school excellence policies: the case of Through Growth to Achievement

TER #207 – Teaching in a Post-Truth Era with Stephanie Wescott – 13 Oct 2022

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Main Features: Stephanie Wescott discusses her PhD research into teaching in a post-truth era, and the hegemonic nature of the ‘what works’ discourse in education; Adriano dio Prato and Dr Phil Cummins talk about their podcast, Change Makers.

Regular Features: Steven Kolber discusses read-aloud assessments in Kolber’s Korner; Tom Mahoney consideres the idological elements undeprinning the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report into Education.

Timecodes:
00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
04:55 Kolber’s Corner
12:12 Ideology in Education
28:42 GameChangers Podcast
58:44 Feature Intro
59:23 Interview – Stephanie Wescott
01:32:01 Patron Shout Outs

Links:
– Steven Kolber on Twitter – https://twitter.com/steven_kolber
– Tom Mahoney on Twitter – https://twitter.com/TomMahoneyEdu
– Productivity Commission Interim Report – https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/productivity/interim5-learning
– ChangeMakers Podcast – https://linktr.ee/GameChangersPC
– Stephanie Wescott Google Scholar profile – https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Zzh4Ir4AAAAJ&hl=en

TER #200 – 9th Anniversary Q&A with Cameron Malcher and Steven Kolber – 6 July 2022

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Main Feature: In this 9th Anniversary special, Cameron Malcher and Steven Kolber respond to questions from the TER Audience!

Timecodes:
00:00 – Opening Credits
01:31 – Intro
04:41 – David Hardie – Music and Food!
08:04 – Mark Parry – Advice about podcasting
23:48 – Mark Parry – Reflecting on issues from TER #001
44:19 – Kelli McGraw – Analytics and the TER Audience
01:01:02 – Dick Faber – Teacher supply issues
01:09:47 – Mark Parry – Changes in Technology
01:22:49 – Olivier Elzingre – Victorian EBA
01:35:56 – Carolyn Newall – National Curriculum Issues
01:50:26 – Peter Gartside – Trends in Leadership Discourse in Education
02:07:59 – TER Top 5 to date
– TER Topics – Ideology in Education
– TER #180 – The Power of Play with Pasi Sahlberg – 15 Sept 2021
– TER #182 – 2021 ACEL NSW Awards Showcase – 13 Oct 2021
– TER #177 – The Act of Leadership with Dan Haesler – 04 Aug 2021
– TER #181 – Productive Failure with Manu Kapur – 29 Sept 2021

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TER #199 – Effects of Class Streaming with Olivia Johnston – 22 June 2022

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Main Feature: Olivia Johnston discusses her research into student perceptions of the eperience of class streaming; Deb Netolicky talks about her new podcast, the Edu Salon

Regular Features: Kolber’s Corner, Steven Kolber discusses using papercraft bingo as an approach to retrieval practice; Ideology in Education, Tom Mahoney discusses t curriculum as an inherrently ideological space.

Join our episode 200 Q&A at https://terpodcast.com/2022/06/14/join-our-episode-200-qa/

Timecodes:

00:00:00 Opening Credits
00:01:31 Intro
00:04:12 Kolber’s Corner
00:11:13 Ideology in Education
00:18:22 Deb Netolicky – The Edu Salon Podcast
00:32:25 Feature Intro
00:34:30 Interview – Olivia Johnston
01:12:19 Patron Shout Outs
01:14:01 Announcements

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TER #181 – Productive Failure with Manu Kapur – 29 Sept 2021

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Main Features: Professor Manu Kapur discusses his research into Productive Failure and its impact on student learning; Teacher Takeaway Podcast, Cameron speaks with the teachers behind the Teacher Takeaway Podcast about their podcasting journey.

Regular Features: Kolber’s Corner, Steven Kolber questions the nature of innovation in education; Ideology in in Education, Tom Mahoney explores the ideology underpinning Blended Learning.

Links
– Steven Kolber on Twitter
– Tom Mahoney on Twitter
– Teacher Takeaway Podcast links
– Manu Kapur’s website

Timecodes:
00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
03:30 Kolber’s Corner
08:46 Ideology in Education
21:31 Teacher Takeaway Podcast
39:44 Feature Introduction
41:56 Interview – Manu Kapur
01:12:33 Sign Off

TER #179 – Teaching Social Responsibility with Jonathan Santo – 1 Sept 2021

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Main Feature: Jonathan Santo discusses research into teaching children social responsibility as a way to reduce bullying behaviours in schools.

Regular Features: Kolber’s Corner, Steven Kolber considers criticism of NAPLAN and whther it sometimes strays into anti-intellectualism; Education in Ideology, Tom Mahoney introduces the new ongoing segment and considers some of the ideological implications of NAPLAN; Education in the News, Cameron explores some of the news stories regarding year 12 exams in response to COVID.

Timecodes:
00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
03:34 Kolber’s Corner
13:33 Ideology in Education
25:50 Education in the News
40:12 Feature Introduction
42:36 Interview – Jonathan Santo
01:09:19 Sign Off

Links:
– Steven Kolber on Twitter
–  Tom Mahoney on Twitter
– Jonathan Santo’s profile at University of Nebraska
– Teaching kids social responsibility on The Conversation
– Reducing aggression in schools by teaching social responsibility
– Socially responsible children: A link between school climate and aggression and victimization